{"product_id":"tanaka-s-w-m27-the-357-magnum-4-inch-steel-finish-model-gun","title":"Tanaka S\u0026W M27 'The .357 Magnum' 4 inch Steel Finish Model Gun","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cu\u003eReal Steel Background\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Smith \u0026amp; Wesson Model 27 is one of the most storied revolvers in American firearms history, and the gun that launched the .357 Magnum. The cartridge itself was developed in the mid-1930s by Smith \u0026amp; Wesson working alongside handgun experimenters such as Elmer Keith and Phillip Sharpe, who had spent years pushing the old .38 Special far beyond its intended pressure in search of genuine magnum performance. The answer was a lengthened .38 Special case loaded to dramatically higher pressure, and when it arrived in 1935 it was by a wide margin the most powerful handgun cartridge in the world ? a title the .357 Magnum would hold for decades. Smith \u0026amp; Wesson chambered it in a new large-frame revolver they called the Registered Magnum, a made-to-order gun built on the heavy N-frame and supplied with a registration certificate, offered in barrel lengths from short 3.5-inch examples right up to long 8.75-inch target guns. The 4-inch barrel quickly became one of the most balanced and popular configurations. When Smith \u0026amp; Wesson adopted model numbers, the Registered Magnum became the .357 Magnum and then the Model 27, and it went on to serve as the company's flagship double-action revolver for generations. It earned a reputation as one of the finest revolvers ever produced, finished to a standard well above ordinary service guns: deep polished blue, a six-round cylinder, a ramp front sight with a micrometer-adjustable rear sight, and checkered walnut grips each bearing the silver S\u0026amp;W medallion. Its most famous owner was General George S. Patton, who carried his own .357 Registered Magnum through the Second World War. Decades after its introduction, the Model 27 remains a benchmark for what a double-action revolver should be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003e\u003cu\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eTanaka, the Japanese manufacturer long revered for its exacting model guns and gas revolvers, presents the Smith \u0026amp; Wesson Model 27 in this Steel Finish edition. The piece is built from polymer, but not ordinary polymer: it uses the heavyweight process, a Japanese speciality in which a densely compounded material, typically blended with metal powder, is moulded into the barrel, frame, and cylinder so that what is technically polymer takes on the cold touch, the visual depth, and the genuine heft of real steel. The Steel Finish treatment adds a black polished surface on top, and the result is a revolver that reads as blued-steel hardware at a glance and in the hand ? a convincing demonstration of Japanese craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heavyweight polymer 78mm outer barrel carries a realistic engraved marking and wears the black polished finish, matched by a heavyweight polymer frame carrying its own engraved marking and the same deep black polish. The heavyweight polymer cylinder is finished to match and is dimensioned to hold six dummy cartridges, so the revolver's loaded appearance can be reproduced faithfully. The grip is moulded in polymer with a wood-grain texture, carrying the classic diamond checkering on both sides and a silver metal medallion inset into each side ? a piece whose workmanship is so accomplished that it closely resembles real walnut in both appearance and feel, standing as further testament to the same Japanese craft. The working parts are metal: a metal trigger, a metal hammer, and a metal cylinder release, joined by a polymer front sight and a metal adjustable rear sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is important to be clear that this is a model gun with no shooting capability whatsoever ? it cannot fire any projectile. What it does reproduce, however, is the mechanical behaviour of the real revolver. Each pull of the trigger rotates the cylinder one chamber while the hammer is drawn back and released to strike forward, producing an audible metallic knock; working the trigger continuously keeps the cylinder turning and the hammer sounding, delivering the authentic tactile and auditory experience of a double-action revolver in action. That realism, combined with the convincing finish and weight, makes the piece exceptionally well suited to film and photography prop use, where it can stand in for the genuine article. Because it so closely resembles a real firearm, it should be handled, transported, and stored responsibly, kept cased or bagged away from the set and never displayed in a manner that could alarm other people or be mistaken for a functioning weapon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHeavyweight polymer construction using the Japanese heavyweight process, giving what is technically polymer the appearance, texture, and weight of real metal for a convincingly realistic feel\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSteel Finish treatment laying a black polished surface across the barrel, frame, and cylinder, completing the impression of genuine blued-steel hardware at a glance and in the hand\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHeavyweight polymer 78mm outer barrel carrying a realistic engraved marking and finished in black polish for authentic factory detailing\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHeavyweight polymer frame carrying a realistic engraved marking and matching the barrel's black polished finish\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHeavyweight polymer cylinder finished in black polish and able to hold six dummy cartridges, allowing the revolver's loaded appearance to be reproduced faithfully\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePolymer grip moulded with a wood-grain texture that closely resembles real walnut in both appearance and feel, demonstrating the same exacting Japanese craftsmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eClassic diamond checkering across both sides of the grip, paired with a silver metal medallion inset into each side for authentic period detailing\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMetal trigger delivering a crisp, positive pull through the double-action cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMetal hammer that cocks and releases with a crisp, authentic action and adds realistic visual detail to the rear of the frame\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMetal cylinder release enabling cylinder operation, reproducing the swing-out procedure of the original revolver\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePolymer front sight paired with a metal adjustable rear sight, giving an authentic sighting setup that can be tuned for elevation and windage\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFully realized double-action operation in which each pull of the trigger rotates the cylinder one chamber while the hammer is drawn back and released to strike forward with an audible metallic knock\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eContinuous trigger pulls keeping the cylinder turning and the hammer sounding, delivering the authentic tactile and auditory experience of a revolver working through its cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eModel gun design with no shooting capability whatsoever, making it safe for display, handling, and demonstration while retaining complete mechanical realism\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eExceptionally realistic finish and weight that make the piece well suited to film and photography prop use, where it can stand in convincingly for the genuine article\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tanaka Works","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67452835234020,"sku":"TNK-4537212013338","price":279.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/1325\/2580\/files\/TNK-4537212013338-3e.jpg?v=1791171383","url":"https:\/\/www.ehobbyasia.com\/fr\/products\/tanaka-s-w-m27-the-357-magnum-4-inch-steel-finish-model-gun","provider":"eHobbyAsia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}